Depth Charts

Josh Phegley has two broken fingers on his right hand and will be shut down for two weeks at minimum.

As you can probably guess, the right hand is the one he throws with. Phegley is trying to compete with Bruce Maxwell for the right to be the backup to recently signed backstop Jonathan Lucroy, but that will be tough to do now that he won't be able to play anymore Cactus League games. When he does recover, expect Phegley to head to Triple-A Nashville and to serve as insurance for Lucroy and Maxwell.

Chad Pinder said Saturday that he's hoping to add more speed to his game during the upcoming season.

Pinder has dropped his body fat this winter while adding muscle to his legs in order to achieve this. He has also done a lot of running this offseason and presumably like many others around the league will report to spring training next month in the "best shape of his life". Pinder swiped two bases on three attempts in his 87 games with the A's in 2017.

Nunez is doing some hitting and taking ground balls, but it's unclear when he might be ready for game action after he strained his left hamstring two weeks ago. He's out of options but is looking like a good bet to begin the season on the disabled list.

Matt Joyce clobbered a pair of home runs, including a grand slam, as the Athletics routed the White Sox 14-0 on Sunday.

Joyce got the A's on the board in a hurry in this one, leading off with a solo shot off of White Sox' starter James Shields. He then broke the game open with a grand slam off of top prospect Michael Kopech in the fourth inning. The long balls were the first two homers for Joyce who is having a rough spring, hitting just .179.

Mark Canha had surgery this week on his right wrist but is expected to be ready for spring training.

Canha played only 57 games for the Athletics this past season, hitting five homers and posting a rough .208/.262/.382 batting line in that time. If healthy, he should compete for a bench spot in Oakland in 2018.

Powell suffered a bruised left kneecap last week. An MRI showed no structural damage, but the A's aren't going to push him with only six games remaining on their schedule. The 24-year-old outfielder posted a promising .321/.380/.494 batting line in 92 plate appearances with Oakland after being acquired from Seattle in early August for Yonder Alonso.

Andrew Triggs (hip) surrendered three runs on three hits over 1 2/3 innings in Saturday's Cactus League loss to the Padres.

Not the cleanest of starts for Triggs, but given that this was his first appearance on the mound since undergoing season-ending hip surgery last summer, that rust is understandable enough. If he shows out healthy this spring, the right-hander should be in line for a rotation spot.

Athletics placed RHP Jharel Cotton on the 60-day disabled list with a strained UCL in his right elbow.

Cotton is set to undergo Tommy John surgery and will miss the entire 2017 season. By putting him on the 60-day DL, the A's freed up a spot on the 40-man roster for Trevor Cahill, whose deal became official on Monday.

It will be his first bullpen since being shut down last month with shoulder discomfort. The A's figure to see how he responds before deciding on the next step. He's making progress, but Opening Day could be a stretch. Dull missed time with a knee injury last year while posting a 5.14 ERA over 49 appearances.

Santiago Casilla has been sidelined for the past week due to right shoulder tightness.

But he threw a bullpen session Monday in A's camp and could still be ready for Opening Day if all goes well from here. The 37-year-old right-hander projects to work in middle relief this season for Oakland.